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Posted by KERRIE on June 30, 2001 at 20:58:00:

MY MOTHER WHO IS 69 YEARS OLD IS MOVING BACK TO NEW-YORK ON JULY 20. SHE ASKED MY SISTER AND I TO FIND HER AN APARTMENT, BEFORE SHE GOT HERE. WELL, LUCKY ME, I FOUND ONE RIGHT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. AT QUICK GLANCE IT WAS PERFECT.WE THEN LEFT HIM THE SECURITY DEPOSIT. TODAY, MY SISTER WENT TO THE APARTMENT TO GIVE HIM FIRST MONTHS RENT FOR JULY. TODAY IS JUNE 30TH. SHE THEN SIGNED THE LEASE FOR MY MOTHER.. AFTER I GOT HOME FROM WORK, I RAN OVER TO THE APARTMENT, AND THOUGHT,WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING? IT IS A NIGHTMARE. MY MOM IS GONNA HATE THIS...I GUESS WE WERE SO DESPERATE TO FIND HER SOMETHING, WE DIDNT REALLY LOOK AT IT.. SO MY QUESTION IS...IS THERE ANY WAY TO BREAK THE LEASE. IT IS FOR 1 YEAR.I UNDERSTAND WE CANNOT RECOVER 1ST MONTHS RENT, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE SECURITY? IS THERE A WAY TO BREAK A CONTRACT WITHIN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME? PLEASE HELP...TIME IS RUNNING OUT. THANK-YOU

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